The WSJ reports that U.S. banks “are pressing for government action to block or squelch what Washington officials say is an intensifying Iranian campaign of cyberattacks against American financial institutions.” The banks are asking the USG to use diplomatic pressure, … Read more »
In remarks today on the Floor, Senator Reid promised that the Lieberman-Collins cybersecurity bill would return to the floor before Thanksgiving. Here is the rough transcript of what he said:
WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A VOTE ON
CYBERSECURITY. I SPOKE
Gus Coldebella, former Deputy General Counsel (and Acting General Counsel) for DHS and now a partner at Goodwin Proctor write in with this addition comment on the liability provisions of the Lieberman-Collins bill [I added the hyperlink to my prior … Read more »
Here is the Administration’s Statement of Administration Policy on the Lieberman-Collins bill. On the regulatory provisions and the information-sharing liability provisions they are drawing a line in the sand:
The revised bill contains critical-infrastructure protection measures that are less robust
Ryan Radia, who works for the Competitive Enterprise Institute, writes in with a few a couple of addition points about the liability exemption provisions of the Lieberman-Collins bill in Section 706. He notes:
- It isn’t clear to me
Word is that Senator Reid has filed cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the Lieberman-Collins bill. [UPDATE: At the request of two readers I’ve uploaded the latest version of the text of the bill. As with … Read more »
As we have all noted, Senators Lieberman and Collins have proposed a revised version of their cybersecurity legislation. They’ve touted it as a compromise bill that moves closer to the middle and addresses industry concerns. If this Myth v Fact … Read more »
As I noted on Friday, Senators Lieberman and Collins have released a Manager’s Amendment in the form of a substitute which reflects some significant changes to their original bill. You can access the full text of the amendment here… Read more »
Late last night Senators Lieberman and Collins introduced revised cybersecurity legislation. A short summary of the revised Cybersecurity Act of 2012 suggests that the major changes are 1) elimination of a mandatory regulatory system in favor of a voluntary one, … Read more »
Last week Paul outlined his case against regulation of cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure (CI). He promises more analysis to come, but I wanted to post a few responses now, for while I don’t love government regulation, and while I agree … Read more »
My friend, Jack Goldsmith, wonders whether my earlier post about the pending Congressional proposal to regulate cybersecurity was a reference to General Alexander’s failure to persuade Senator McCain of the merits of a regulatory program, or an expression of my … Read more »
When Paul says that General Alexander’s response to Senator McCain’s letter over pending cybersecurity legislation is “unpersuasive,” I cannot tell whether Paul found it unpersuasive or whether he is referring to Senator McCain, who clearly found it unpersuasive. What I … Read more »
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
In one of the strangest stories I’ve come across in a long time—and there have been many—news reports say an FBI agent shot and killed an Orlando man with ties to deceased Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Ibragim Todashev was not suspected of playing a role in the bombings, but, during questioning, confessed nevertheless to playing a role in a triple homicide in the Boston area. After his confession, Todashev allegedly… Read more »
